//: C24:RTTIandMultipleInheritance.cpp
// From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition
// Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com
// (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
// Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
using namespace std;

class BB
{
public:
    virtual void f() {}
    virtual ~BB() {}
};
class B1 : virtual public BB {};
class B2 : virtual public BB {};
class MI : public B1, public B2 {};

int main()
{
    BB* bbp = new MI; // Upcast
    // Proper name detection:
    cout << typeid(*bbp).name() << endl;
    // Dynamic_cast works properly:
    MI* mip = dynamic_cast<MI*>(bbp);
    // Can't force old-style cast:
    //! MI* mip2 = (MI*)bbp; // Compile error
} ///:~
